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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Paul N. Arendt, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Yuntian T. Zhu, Cary, NC (US);
Igor O. Usov, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Xiefei Zhang, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventors:
Paul N. Arendt, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Yuntian T. Zhu, Cary, NC (US);
Igor O. Usov, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Xiefei Zhang, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 9/12 (2006.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); D06M 10/00 (2006.01); D06M 101/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/0233 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C01B 31/0253 (2013.01); D06M 10/008 (2013.01); C01B 2202/08 (2013.01); D06M 2101/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A spun fiber of carbon nanotubes is exposed to ion irradiation. The irradiation exposure increases the specific strength of the spun fiber.